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How the UK can compete with the US in biotech: Focus on the ...

In May, the UK Life Sciences Council, a biannual meeting between ministers and global life sciences industry leaders, met to discuss the sector’s economic potential

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Agnelli family invests €2.6bn in Philips despite recall woes

Italy's billionaire Agnelli family has taken a 15% stake in Dutch electronics company Royal Philips, in what is being viewed as a much-needed vote of confidence in its dec

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Biotech investment in UK ticks up in Q2

Despite the economic downturn, UK life sciences companies raised a healthy £382 million ($486 million) in new financing in the second quarter of the year, with venture cap

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Medicxi co-founder and partner Francesco De Rubertis

Medicxi primes its latest $400m biotech fund

Anglo-Swiss life sciences investment company Medicxi has raised $400 million for its fourth fund, which will focus on supporting 'asset-centric' companies at all stages of

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London’s life sciences skyscraper gets planning consent

Plans for a major life sciences development at Canary Wharf in London, UK, have been approved by the local authorities, allowing the project to go ahead.

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